ConfigurationManager.GetSection Method

public static Object GetSection (
	string sectionName
)

public static Object GetSection (
	String sectionName
)

public static function GetSection (
	sectionName : String
) : Object

Parameters

sectionName

The configuration section path and name.

Return Value

For client applications, this method retrieves a configuration file obtained by merging the application configuration file, the local user configuration file, and the roaming configuration file.

The GetSection method accesses run-time configuration information that it cannot change. To change the configuration, you use the GetSection method on the configuration file you obtain by using one of the following Open methods:

• OpenExeConfiguration

• OpenMachineConfiguration

• OpenMappedExeConfiguration

• OpenMappedExeConfiguration

Notes to Implementers You must cast the return value to the expected configuration type. To avoid possible casting exceptions, you should use a conditional casting operation such as the as operator in C# or the TryCast function in Visual Basic.

The following code example shows how to use the GetSection method to create a configuration custom section and save it to the application configuration file.

// Get the a custom section. Show how to use the
// GetSection method.
static void GetCustomSection()
{
    // Get the custom section.
    CustomSection custSection = 
        ConfigurationManager.GetSection("CustomSection") as CustomSection;
    
    // Read the custom section.
    Console.WriteLine("File name: {0 MaxIdleTime: {1 MaxUsers: {2",
        custSection.FileName, custSection.MaxIdleTime, 
        custSection.MaxUsers);

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